GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |